noob ryzen start off

[dzpliu]

For the ram wise just a 2666 will do?

you can OC the ram anyway.

 

[wtfwfs]

you can OC the ram anyway.

Wow this thread is getting more and more informative...

Always wanted to squeeze every dollar and overclock to be on par with the mainstream setups

 

[gld998]

sample above as a perspective, buy the tomahawk or mortar etc if u plan to upgrade. if not its just waste money.

 

[ragnarok95]

Casing you can get NCASE M1, recommended by youtubers. I have ordered one, probably arrive mid april

They are made by lian li. That's why you have the cheaper option the lian li tu150.

 

[dzpliu]

They are made by lian li. That's why you have the cheaper option the lian li tu150.

But Tu150 is much bigger. currently, my case is 8.7L, M1 is 12.7L, tu150 is >20L

 

[Rashkae]

For the ram wise just a 2666 will do?

Not if you plan on 3000 or 4000 series.

 

[Hyperephania]

1. 650w is a good target. Peak consumption for you will be about 300-350w, so you're in the 50% efficiency sweet spot. Look for the Moneyface build guides, there's a few brands that are good.

2. Read / watch benchmarks:
https://youtu.be/uS70S1Tnrjw

3. Check the manufacturer site. Usually the box will have a sticker on it as well that says Ryzen 3000 ready

4. Both OK, but best to read some benchmarks to get an idea of the difference.

Hmmm so the better my GPU the greater the difference between 2600 and 3600

Saw some comparison of 1660s and 5600xt...about ~10fps difference

 

[Hyperephania]

you can google PSU calculator, based on your specs, 450W is minimum so anything above that is fine (assuming not OC). Try to get 80plus bronze at least, i think PSU is the most important hardware.

2600 VS 3600, you can youtube videos, should have alot of comparison videos, from my friends' feedbacks, 2600 is bad for gaming (still alright but you will always feel that imperfection). why not 3500X? it has the same gaming performance as 3600 but with 6C6T.

Most B450 does not come with Zen2 BIOS, some Motherboards have usb-flash option that enable you to flash without cpu (different brand different names), for my asrock x470, i bought a 200GE just to flash BIOS.... LOL

1660 Super is fine for 1080P, 5600XT vs 1660 Super, i guess is up to your preference. i chose 5600XT cos of free games and i have been very satisfied with AMD cards since 580. (i used to have GTX 960, 980, 1070)

Don't think i see any 3500x from any price list...do i have to get it online or something?

Your friend got mention in what sense the 2600 is bad for gaming?

Checked AMD website for the free games, monster hunter and resident evil 3...to be honest its good to have it, but doubt i'll spend much time on those games.

 

[YouHeypiCanLiao]

1. 650w is a good target. Peak consumption for you will be about 300-350w, so you're in the 50% efficiency sweet spot. Look for the Moneyface build guides, there's a few brands that are good.

2. Read / watch benchmarks:
https://youtu.be/uS70S1Tnrjw

3. Check the manufacturer site. Usually the box will have a sticker on it as well that says Ryzen 3000 ready

4. Both OK, but best to read some benchmarks to get an idea of the difference.

For me I'd aim for 80% load..just see the efficiency curve at the PSU box

 

[dzpliu]

Don't think i see any 3500x from any price list...do i have to get it online or something?

Your friend got mention in what sense the 2600 is bad for gaming?

Checked AMD website for the free games, monster hunter and resident evil 3...to be honest its good to have it, but doubt i'll spend much time on those games.

my bad, 3500X is china exclusive....lol

 

[SkyShroud]

ram is cheaper from oversea

 

[iicecube]

ram is cheaper from oversea

Most of the things DIY in oversea is always cheaper than SLS but some items due to warranty playing.
Unless OP is picking specific brands for the buildup if not SLS only carry those common things.

 

[hafiz116]

I'm thinking of doing my next build. Can someone review the following and let me know if it seems reasonable or not? These are prices from Dynacore.

Motherboard + CPU bundle MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE + AMD Ryzen 3950X $2,327
GPU MSI RTX2080 SUPER GAMING X TRIO 8GB $1,249
RAM G.SKILL TRIDENT Z NEO RGB 3600MHz CL16 (aura sync) $349
Storage (NVMe) Aorus ASM2NE6100TTTD NVMe Gen4 Ssd (1TB) $349
PSU Seasonic Focus+ 850W Gold Modular(10yrs) $185
Casing Lian-Li PC-O11 Dynamic Razer Edition TG Casing $249
TOTAL (Excluding Casing) $4,459
TOTAL $4,708

 

[Rashkae]

Hmmm so the better my GPU the greater the difference between 2600 and 3600

Saw some comparison of 1660s and 5600xt...about ~10fps difference

If you look at the benchmarks, there's quite a CPU performance leap

 

[Devilsire]

Most of the things DIY in oversea is always cheaper than SLS but some items due to warranty playing.
Unless OP is picking specific brands for the buildup if not SLS only carry those common things.

Yeah, Overseas > Local online > SLS most of the time.

Just for info, i saved quite alot during BF for my partial upgrade:
3600 (amazon) + B450 Max (shopee) + Crucial 32GB (amazon),
all for $402.50 nett after all the vouchers/shopback

 

[gld998]

I'm thinking of doing my next build. Can someone review the following and let me know if it seems reasonable or not? These are prices from Dynacore.

Motherboard + CPU bundle MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE + AMD Ryzen 3950X $2,327
GPU MSI RTX2080 SUPER GAMING X TRIO 8GB $1,249
RAM G.SKILL TRIDENT Z NEO RGB 3600MHz CL16 (aura sync) $349
Storage (NVMe) Aorus ASM2NE6100TTTD NVMe Gen4 Ssd (1TB) $349
PSU Seasonic Focus+ 850W Gold Modular(10yrs) $185
Casing Lian-Li PC-O11 Dynamic Razer Edition TG Casing $249
TOTAL (Excluding Casing) $4,459
TOTAL $4,708

downgrade board n upgrade to rtx2080 TI super

 

[Hyperephania]

Another question. Is there a need to get ram that says amd ready or any ram will do?

 

[gld998]

Another question. Is there a need to get ram that says amd ready or any ram will do?

dont need. research on b die rams instead. You decide.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/9nzkk5/just_how_big_of_a_difference_does_bdie_ram_make/

 

[Rashkae]

Another question. Is there a need to get ram that says amd ready or any ram will do?

Look at the QVL list for your motherboard to be sure.

 

[hafiz116]

downgrade board n upgrade to rtx2080 TI super

How about this? I wanted both 10Gbps LAN and Thunderbolt 3 but forgoing the Thunderbolt 3 as I cant find a solution that can do both.

Motherboard + CPU bundle Gigabyte X570 Aorus Extreme + AMD Ryzen 3950X $2,046
Gigabyte RTX2080Ti Aorus Xtreme 11Gb OC GDDR6 $2,095
RAM G.SKILL TRIDENT Z NEO RGB 3600MHz CL16 (aura sync) $349
Storage (NVMe) Aorus ASM2NE6100TTTD NVMe Gen4 Ssd (1TB) $349
PSU Seasonic Focus+ 850W Gold Modular(10yrs) $185
Casing Lian-Li PC-O11 Dynamic Razer Edition TG Casing $249

TOTAL $5,273